A man has been charged following incidents in Skye and Wester Ross on Wednesday, some involving a firearm, which left one man dead and three injured, Police Scotland said.
The 39-year-old is set to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Friday.
John MacKinnon, 47, died and three others were taken to hospital with injuries after a series of incidents.
Mr MacKinnon’s family released a tribute to him, saying: “John was a loving husband, father of six, brother, uncle and grandfather to his family, and was a much-loved member of the community.
“John loved the outdoors, was a keen motorcyclist and, as a loved father, shared his activities with his family.”
Ian Blackford, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, said the events “shocked the place to the core”.
Officers were called to a property in the Tarskavaig area of Skye shortly before 9am, where a 32-year-old woman was found with serious injuries and taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow.
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About half an hour later, gunshots were reported at another property in the Teangue area of the island, about eight miles away, where Mr MacKinnon was pronounced dead by emergency services.
Following reports of gunshots in Dornie on the mainland, a 63-year-old man was found with serious injuries and taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment.
A 63-year-old woman was also taken to Broadford Hospital, and later released having been treated.
Police said the 32-year-old woman is in a serious condition, and the 63-year-old is still in a critical state.
Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett said: “These incidents took place in a close-knit rural area and have a significant impact not only on those directly affected but also friends and their neighbours living in these communities.
“Serious incidents witnessed yesterday are extremely rare and I would like to further reassure the local communities that they were dealt with and there is no further threat.”
